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Peace River, [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]], [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonite]] settlement, located in a very fertile farming area, was started in 1932 near Carajou by several families from the [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatoon]], area who moved in 1934 near [[Fort Vermilion (Alberta, Canada)|Fort Vermilion]], a small trading post on the banks of the Peace River, some 350 miles north of Edmonton. It expanded rapidly after 1937 and by 1948 had a population of nearly 400, of whom about one third were dissatisfied settlers from the Old Colony settlement in [[Mexico|Mexico]]. The settlers live on scattered farms, not in villages nor in a compact block. The settlers are grouped in three districts - Rosenfeld, Blumenort, and Rhineland, each with a meetinghouse and preacher. The colony has continued to grow in size and in economic prosperity.

The [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]], maintains a mission station about 60 miles (100 km) east of Fort Vermilion.
= Bibliography =
Hostetler, John A. "Pioneering in the Land of the Midnight Sun." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Life</em> III (April 1948): 5-8.
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